This NY Times blog, "Well", describes a study of Philadelphia doctors who were interviewed about their prescribing of anti-anxiety drugs. Surprisingly, "doctors in the survey seemed willing to offer unlimited amounts of these addictive drugs to help patients cope with death." Although you can't access the actual study in the Archives of Internal Medicine, the blog raises the pertinent issue - medicating for grief.
This NY Times blog, "Well", describes a study of Philadelphia doctors who were interviewed about their prescribing of anti-anxiety drugs. Surprisingly, "doctors in the survey seemed willing to offer unlimited amounts of these addictive drugs to help patients cope with death." Although you can't access the actual study in the Archives of Internal Medicine, the blog raises the pertinent issue - medicating for grief.